diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtpbasepayload.c b/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtpbasepayload.c
index bb86946d6d..8be9df36f3 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtpbasepayload.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtpbasepayload.c
@@ -1475,6 +1475,25 @@ gst_rtp_base_payload_negotiate (GstRTPBasePayload * payload)
         payload->priv->header_exts);
     g_ptr_array_foreach (to_add, (GFunc) add_item_to,
         payload->priv->header_exts);
+    /* let extensions update their internal state from sinkcaps */
+    if (payload->priv->sinkcaps) {
+      gint i;
+
+      for (i = 0; i < payload->priv->header_exts->len; i++) {
+        GstRTPHeaderExtension *ext;
+
+        ext = g_ptr_array_index (payload->priv->header_exts, i);
+        if (!gst_rtp_header_extension_set_non_rtp_sink_caps (ext,
+                payload->priv->sinkcaps)) {
+          GST_WARNING_OBJECT (payload,
+              "Failed to update rtp header extension (%s) from sink caps",
+              GST_OBJECT_NAME (ext));
+          res = FALSE;
+          GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (payload);
+          goto ext_out;
+        }
+      }
+    }
     /* add extension information to srccaps */
     g_ptr_array_foreach (payload->priv->header_exts,
         (GFunc) add_header_ext_to_caps, srccaps);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtphdrext.c b/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtphdrext.c
index e3a908c46a..1988e4469d 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtphdrext.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtphdrext.c
@@ -394,6 +394,36 @@ gst_rtp_header_extension_set_attributes_from_caps (GstRTPHeaderExtension * ext,
   return klass->set_attributes_from_caps (ext, caps);
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_rtp_header_extension_set_non_rtp_sink_caps:
+ * @ext: a #GstRTPHeaderExtension
+ * @caps: sink #GstCaps
+ *
+ * Passes RTP payloader's sink (i.e. not payloaded) @caps to the header
+ * extension.
+ *
+ * Returns: Whether @caps could be read successfully
+ *
+ * Since: 1.20
+ */
+gboolean
+gst_rtp_header_extension_set_non_rtp_sink_caps (GstRTPHeaderExtension * ext,
+    const GstCaps * caps)
+{
+  GstRTPHeaderExtensionClass *klass;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_CAPS (caps), FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_RTP_HEADER_EXTENSION (ext), FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (ext->ext_id <= MAX_RTP_EXT_ID, FALSE);
+  klass = GST_RTP_HEADER_EXTENSION_GET_CLASS (ext);
+
+  if (klass->set_non_rtp_sink_caps) {
+    return klass->set_non_rtp_sink_caps (ext, caps);
+  }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_rtp_header_extension_set_caps_from_attributes:
  * @ext: a #GstRTPHeaderExtension
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtphdrext.h b/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtphdrext.h
index 551ba306bc..1f0e9b1ca0 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtphdrext.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtphdrext.h
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ struct _GstRTPHeaderExtension
  *     information is provided to help writing extensions in particular cases.
  * @read: read from a rtp payloaded buffer and extract the extension
  *     information, optionally adding some meta onto the output buffer.
- * @set_attributes_from_caps: read the caps information to set the necesary
+ * @set_non_rtp_sink_caps: read any information from sink caps that the header
+ *     extension needs for its function.
+ * @set_attributes_from_caps: read the caps information to set the necessary
  *     attributes that may be signaled e.g. with an SDP.
  * @set_caps_from_attributes: write the necessary caps field/s for the configured
  *     attributes e.g. as signalled with SDP.
@@ -169,6 +171,8 @@ struct _GstRTPHeaderExtensionClass
                                                      const guint8 * data,
                                                      gsize size,
                                                      GstBuffer * buffer);
+  gboolean              (*set_non_rtp_sink_caps)    (GstRTPHeaderExtension * ext,
+                                                     const GstCaps * caps);
   gboolean              (*set_attributes_from_caps) (GstRTPHeaderExtension * ext,
                                                      const GstCaps * caps);
   gboolean              (*set_caps_from_attributes) (GstRTPHeaderExtension * ext,
@@ -217,6 +221,9 @@ gboolean            gst_rtp_header_extension_read               (GstRTPHeaderExt
                                                                  gsize size,
                                                                  GstBuffer * buffer);
 GST_RTP_API
+gboolean            gst_rtp_header_extension_set_non_rtp_sink_caps (GstRTPHeaderExtension * ext,
+                                                                    const GstCaps * caps);
+GST_RTP_API
 gboolean            gst_rtp_header_extension_set_caps_from_attributes (GstRTPHeaderExtension * ext,
                                                                        GstCaps * caps);
 GST_RTP_API